animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

things

I painted the laundry room yesterday. Earlier in the week, I removed the laundry tub to make that job easier, only to learn that the shutoff valves for the faucet were not working (they did not fully stop the flow of water). It was around 8:30 pm so I didn’t …

pour on center

On Sunday, we went to Pour on Center to celebrate my mom’s and dad’s birthdays. Their food is so good (and so are their cocktails)! Since I’m the official cake-maker, I made the birthday cake. I wanted to do it in a 13×9 inch pan this year, but as it …

the birthdays

We celebrated 3 birthdays (me, my brother, and Jake) at my parents’ house yesterday. That worked out well since Jake was in! We had some nice weather for a change, so we ate outside, much to the chagrin of half the attendees. Last week, Brian, Jake, and I went out …